While you're waiting on downloading the Windows 10 Technical Preview to your phone, or waiting to see what others say, how about this. Microsoft's Joe Belfiore has released a much anticipated first look video of how it all looks for us to enjoy.
We'll be back with more as and when we've got our own installs complete. But for now, enjoy the video and sound off in the comments below with anything you particularly like!
Source: Blogging Windows
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Get a first look at Windows 10 for Phones with Microsoft's Joe Belfiore
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I liked the new Office. Current is very poor in functionality
Ok, I can wait for few more months for my L1520 W10 DP. But, what about Denum Update for L1520 CV in India?
They said all latest phone will be Upgraded as mine is 535 with olready Lumia denim update....
MS Lumia 535 is not in the list too...
Quick question. Does anyone know if we'll be able to keep the 8.1 background once we get Win10 for phones? I love the way it is now. It would be great to have the option to choose between the two. Other than that, everything else looks great.
Yes, yes, we all understand the crap excuse of partitioning problems. Whatever. They had plenty of time to take care of that problem. They act like there is only a handful of people working on this. Gabe and Joe are used car salesmen. It's sad to see all this 'new blood' at Microsoft, and yet the same stupid attitude. I mean, look at how all this phone stuff is handled:
1) Flagship phones: Doesn't mean a damn thing. These are the people who should be getting the updates first. Partitioning crap is an excuse.
2) Denim update: Sure, for other countries first. When do we get it? When the carrier releases it? Whatever. Obviously, Apple has proven that that kind of system is just a road block for customers.
3) Constant changes of dates for releases: Just pick a damn date and stick with it. This wishy washy crap is why people leave Microsoft products behind.
4) Poor market share: Whose fault do you think that is? It sure isn't the customer's fault. Want more apps for the market? How about letting developer's have more control over things. 30 minute automatic wallpaper change time limit? Why? Who cares? No ability to have LED lights on phone? Why? Can't create scheduled tasks. Why? No bluetooth keyboard or mouse support for the phone? Why? Microsoft, are you even listening?
I am tired of being blown off by Microsoft. It's all about excuses with them.
please stick to Here maps for navigation!
Everytime I see that screen it makes me think of Windows 3.1 Ahhh the good old days
I'm beginning to think that most of you complainers are Android/iphone or newbie trolls. Get a grip and wait your turn...btw,I have a 1020 and will wait just like the rest of you
I waited for a year to get my lumia 930.
I can wait a year for windws 10, it looks exactly like i wanted windows phone to look like. So I could wait for a year and then get a stable release vs a beta.
I instaled the preview of windows 10 on my tablet and isnt that amazed yet. (I think in the future i wont join any betas).
The new background on the start looks like windows 8.1 = what I want and what made me get a windows phone.
Stop complaining ppl, either you can get a trashy product or a good one. I rather want the good one!
For those complainers... Buy a 625 for 50 bucks and then play. I have both, one because Telus in Canada sucks and only had the 625 and 1020 when i jumped on board and two I wanted a bigger phone and bought the 1520 off eBay. So lucky me, dusting off the 625 and charging as we speak.
MSFT should stopping over hyping their product and underdeliver. Its only apple who can pull that crap off bcoz apple has dedicated crazies but MD dont. I understand they have put a lot of hard/smart work into WIN10 but not including flagship is bummer. May be they are thinking to start small or Id ont know what ever their thought process isbut they should have expanded to more than these few handsets.
They live in a bubble for christsake
Wow
Hello all! Anyone knows if Is it possible to attached pdf on Outlook?
I really need these features in win 10
1- apps can be browse horizontally or vertically with background
2- in store able to install large files over cellular and from SD card as well
3- usb tethering
4- easy Bluetooth transfer of files
5- more lock screen customization
6- when I close. Xbox music app it still running in background
7- task manager where I can see my ram and process usage
If lumia 1520 from Joe Belfiore can run Windows 10 for the phone, then there is no reason for microsoft to not provide updates for 1520.. This is bullshit,bull from shit...
So refreshing to hear a tech enthusiast speaking. Enough wankers speaking about how many ads they have sold or how much profit they have made with overpriced products.
And the people who defend them are clearly blind and enjoy taking it in the ass lol
Answer this MS fanboys why would he make a video of the same shitt we have already seen this is some bs I tell you smh
Uses Lumia 1520 to show of the preview, device is not the supported list of devices at preview-launch. #EPICFAIL
Typical Microsoft move. Fuck them.
*let the downvotes raise my anger you microsoft apologists*
What? No support for my 8X. I am going to get an iPhone now... Booooo MS, Booooo. How could you not support my device on the first day of a technical preview? OMG!
Many people sounding rediculous. #firstworldproblems
I like the new mail and calendar universal apps... Good buy MS!!
I see my 1520 crying right now...
At last good to see the much needed update for email functionality.
Wtf is Cortana not available in UK?
But But how come he can have Win 10 on 1520 ??? strange...
This^^ lol
Sad that the ATIV S Neo is not on the list of supported devices for this preview
LOL, I own 3 win powered phones and I can't get the preview, if that isn't bad luck than what is :D and although I'm pretty disappointed I don't get it so seriously, It's just Murphy's Law in action and :D
But Mr. Belfore is using a 1520. Not a big deal but I would have used the 830.
Soooo, these apps he's showing off are... Coming? Available? Going to be here.... When?
built in skype is there. i hope fb integration comes back as fb inc is hopeless to get us an official decent instagram and fb update. i used to love the old people hub
I just want to pin a tile for my To-Do's that is native to W10
"Just"... plus many more ;)
Well, since we will be having 'full' office for touch, including my phone, does that mean we will get bluetooth keyboard and mouse support too? My lumia 1320 already has a folio wallet-style case. A min-keyboard case would be an awesome option as well...
Last.FM integration for the music player would be great.
To be honest I don't care that my phone didn't make the first rollout list now. There's nothing to be excited about here. That bug list is a big turn off too.
So far I'm happy, these new features will come in handy. Can't wait to see what else Microsoft has in store for us. Even though I already knew about these features I'm happy to see them in action. This insider program is so freaking awesome. :)
As for me, I don't mind not being able to try out this build but i'd be happy to see WC post a hands-on video.
Windows 10 is gong to be great on phones!
Not enough details.windows central team hopes are on you now.plz post a detailed review asap specially about the music experience,usb otg,interactive live tiles etc
Why is everyone freaking out? Yeah I am in the same boat, I have 920's, 1520's, and 1020's all over the place and cannot upgrade today due to the OS partition size.. I am a bit bummed but I am happy to see progress here for users of the currently supported devices and I think that the feedback over the next couple of days from those users will be valuable.
Let's not stomp our feet on the ground and start yelling at MS for what we didn't get. Be glad that they are delivering right now and kick back for a few days while the the partition stitching is worked out.
Unfortunately, users of said devices aren't likely to install, much less provide feedback. Heck, most of them haven't got a clue as to any of this... Unlike owners of the neglected high end devices.
Boo Hoo
Why am I not suprised that the same imature idiots that complained about wanting the preview are now complaining that they cant download it right this second?
I'd still like to see the ability to snap two apps side-by-side like you can in Windows 8. They could add it later, but I have this fear that they will simply leave it out. Why, I don't know. It would be a killer feature on a phone, especially if it's as smooth as it is on the PC.
Isn't it more odd that all the "idiots", that actually want it, can't have it, while all the clueless, who don't know and don't care, can...?
Because that's how most Microsoft fans are. Microsoft attracts the most immature people on the planet to be their fans.
Hence the exact reason you are shitposting on these comments sections.
I wonder if this fellow should get a new job at google or apple.. Like CIA the torturers just get promoted at MSFT.. - 1520
Rubbish ... Fuck L1520 goin back to LG G3
We wish you would. It would be one less crybaby here.
Joe Belfiore said in the video that Cortana will be able to remember where you parked your car. Can she do that now? If so, how do I make her?
When they were not releasing, users be like "Come on Microsoft! Release it early". And now it's released just for 6 devices, users can't take it.
I don't see MS at fault here. If users had enough patience, we could have seen it released for majority of the WPs with the partition issue resolved.
I also own a 930 but I am happy it isn't available for it if not ready.
Music and video apps are getting an overhual, I love it! I all escite! :D
Everybody. Calm.The f***. Down.
Still waiting :/
Not much of the actual OS is shown, he only talks about start screen background and action centre then moves onto office.
1520 920 928 1020 822 535 820 520... what are the odds of not getting it
+625
To infinity and beyond.. :|
Nice. they finally got rid of the crappy Xbox Music app and have a built in Music app instead.
I still would prefer one media app for music and video like how it was on WP7.
That 1520 Belfiore is showing w10 phone on is running a prototype code with partition stitching....
I want W10 in my Lumia 810! :c
Mr Belfiore definitely has to get a new barber LOL
As a windows phone user since,windows mobile6 then WP7 untill WP8.1 I say this is disappointing for me. You changed nothing but the UI we needed some core changes for example I wanna choose default apps to open each URL type or photo or even video. I want a REAL multitasking like in tablets. I want to rearrange app list by any preference I like and make my own customized category. that's what is really missing us not just a wallpaper
Maybe this isn't the platform for you then..
Perhaps not, but isn't that the saddest possible conclusion?!? It's Windows... These demands are basic in desktop Windows; they should be basic on Windows phone! Especially now that they're supposed to "be one OS"...!
Maybe it isn't platform for you then because if we don't we speak up about these things they're going to keep still doing them they need to fire Joe his direction and passion for windows phone is now dead
theefman its easy to dismiss some ones opinion and I think Nada has good points, with WIN 10 everyones expecting MS to come with BANG!!! atleast Im but IM already lil disappointed.
I couldn't agree with u more, my wife's ms office on her Iphone way much better than W10, I mean how screwed up is that, shocking!!
Bull shit... Shut the F**k up and leave WC for ever.. Joe already explained that there are a lot of features to come in future..and idiots like you are still complaining.. Just leave.. Close the door after you..thanks..
Maybe if you actually listened to the video, you would have heard that THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON STUFF.
Please just GO! Maybe Android can use another whiner. Or maybe Apple? There they will tell you to go F off the moment you start moaning.
That's not the issue; the issue is why didn't they do this from the beginning, and even worse why did they do it for other OS's first?
Now I'm glad I went for that free Lumia 635 offer that Microsoft had when you bought a year of Xbox music. My 635 is due to be delivered any minute now. I had originally planned to use my 1020 to test Win10 but apparently not.
I'm surprised they went with these relatively low-end phones but there's a certain logic to it. First, the compatibility list says that the phones must have originally shipped with Windows 8.1. I suspect that's just to make an easier starting pool. Second, the higher end phones are supposed to get more features in Win10 and I imagine those need a little more time to cook.
Whatever the reasons are, I just hope they do everything they need to do to ensure things are solid before releasing the final build. I'm not thrilled with the Windows 10 preview for tablets/PCs at this point so I'm willing to give them some leeway here.
Lot of angry teenagers in here then?! Patience clearly not a virtue for the masses......
And plenty of condescending 8-year-olds-in-a-30-something-body too, it seems...
If that makes you feel better
We have been patient wtf
Eh .. Looks cool I like the changes to office and the browser
Nothing about multitasking!!!!!! if Win10 give us full multiutasking or not?
Seriously??? Wasn't that all covered in jan 21 event ?
Guys. Calm down. Its not as if Windows 10 preview will not be released for other devices. Probably they are taking a lot of technicalities into consideration that we wouldn't possibly care about. It doesn't matter what phone Joe is using. What matters is whether the preview will run properly on your model or not.
His hair, tho.
Have a close look at his calendar appointment -
Team Kora
Xdevice
Spartan proposal
Built-in inking
XBOX integration
last but not the least hair appointment (comeon its joe :P )
Shit video
Make a long video
Show us everything
We got fucked with that fucking list of phones !
and nothing new from what they showed us the other day
Exactly
Great video Joe! Great to see that u have the build on L1520 but dont want to share it with us who have L1520 too.
Nothing new... Ok, i can live with that, but why on hell then make so much words about this before today ?
And the fact that Joe (he is a real cool guy, and i like him, so no bad words about himself!) is using the 1520 in the video is basically a slap in the face to all 1520 owners which are wating eagerly :( (and of course also for me with my 930) :(
It looks like zero of you bothered to read the blog on why the higher end devices didn't get it yet..."Some context on why we chose these and not higher end phones like the 930/Icon or 1520: We have a feature that will be coming soon called “partition stitching” which will allow us to adjust the OS partition dynamically to create room for the install process to be able to update the OS in-place. Until this comes in, we needed devices which were configured by mobile operators with sufficiently sized OS partitions to allow the in-place upgrade, and many of the bigger phones have very tight OS partitions." I am betting because the issue Apple had with the space on their devices this is to prevent anymore lawsuits
Joes is using a 1520 in the video, talk about adding insult 2 injury!
Like so many, we understand why and waiting is not the issue. It is the stupidy of creating an expectation by demoing always on 1520 WITHOUT noting for midrange only, that has people pissed. Its not the device it is the presentation.
Windows 10 = iOS8 ?? :P
Still waiting to install it.
Preparing to install on my 635.
75% as of yet.
Please do let us know once you able to update your OS. I too have 635.
It's up and running on my phone. Like Gabe said on Twitter (link below), it's running rather well. Not as well as 8.1 or the Tech Preview for desktops, but still pretty good for a preview build.
https://twitter.com/GabeAul/status/565179494466461696
I'm just excited for a new music experience. Xbox Music NEEDS to improve!
Oh my. we have to wait (again) with this. No Cortana, No Denim, No Windows 10. No THANK YOU MICROSOFT.
Anybody got it on HTC 8x? The insider website says, Win10 supports it.... Excited for the update.
Get bent, Microsoft.
Pick another hobby if cellphones are going to cause you to act like a brain dead moron.
Office is awesome, music app is superb. Lot better than other os
You like the calendar? Looks horrible to me, just the PC calendar akwardly shoehorned/sliced into the phone screen. And too damned colorful too. :P
This looks so good
So what about 920 fuck!!!!
How to get back from windows 10 to windows 8 without erasing all phone data.. I mean downgrade
Waiting for win10 on 525 ....
My god and jesus as well, that calendar app looks horrible on the phone.. just a snapshot slice of the PC view.. luckily I don't use calendar much. :)
Not much/nothing new to what they already showed at the 21st event.
Now just need to resist installing on my 830 immediately... the "slow" and "fast insider" thing is nice to have though.
What about the 720 ? Please release for 512MB phones soon!; #GoodNight was very excited.. But 720 is not in the list....
quick reply text ftw... looks awesome and really burns me I'm not with it yet, that's what I get for supporting their high end phone market, my next phone will be like the 525 or something sh**ty lol
Seriously disappointed, not even the 1520 included, my colleagues keep telling me 2 switch 2 IOS, should have listened. Not looking forward 2 getting back 2 the office, after defending Windows for so long.
Err.. you really think 1520 support is not coming? Of course it is and probably fairly shortly. But yeah, perhaps you should switch to crApple. :)
"seriously disappointed, not even the 1520 included"
They said they are rolling it out in waves. If you spent 3 seconds reading instead of reacting, you would KNOW THIS.
If you are this damn stupid, then go buy an iPhone.
This video has literally NOTHING new in it. It shows exactly the same things they showed on the January conference, same order etc.
So many things yet to be said... Wait...
Awesome
Epic Fail to exclude all the Developers from this Preview....GREAT Mistake, great....Many will go away.
I hope it does not keep you guys away. I am interested in your work. I'm pursuing NIH support for mHealth research on behavior change in obese pediatric populations. We're restricted to iOS devices for the time being but I'm eager to develop the EMA & EMI potential of the MS band. Your apps are the only ones I know of exposing those capabilities.
Is there even an SDK yet? If there is it surely includes an emulator.
It's a shame this platform doesn't get the respect it deserves. It really is superior to both iOS and Android. But it's lack of apps support doom it to a curiosiity.
joe, let us have your phone. its the only suppoted 1520 so far. :)
ask him to do a giveaway of that phone, i might join. :D
Must be pre-alpha 1520 :)
Office is grt!! No more good office for ios
I don't like what the calendar appears to be like.
I will wait for a week then I will upgrade to windows 10 ;>)
That weeks could turn into months. :)
No brother it won't. Week is enough to decide.
well, my 920 is hanging for months now waiting for Cortana,Denim and now, Windows 10.
That video sucked!! It showed the same damn things that were shown on jan 21st. Not enough details, and what pisses me off more so is that he has a 1520 in his hand and I got 2 of them and a 930 in my house and NONE of them are eligible for the preview today!!! This really upsets me... Now I know why there're alot of "dicks" running around pissed off at Microsoft. I spend alot of my money supporting Microsoft (I also have two bands in the house) and their OS and I STILL gotta wait for DENIM AND THE PREVIEW!! GOD DAMMIT
Quit acting like a huge baby. They have a reason for supporting the phones they did.
sexy time dance !
Not many changes OS wise..
930?????
So many hamburger menus. The URL input moved to the top of the screen in IE. WHY?
Windows Phone is losing its identity, slowly but very surely...
Sad but true. Hopefully they'll get enough feedback to realize making every app look like a mobile website is a huge mistake.
The video was so short! Well, atleast it's better than nothing.. :P
Demonstrated on a not-supported 1520. Hmm...!
Why do they keep showing the 1520?
Probably because it has a big screen.
Exactly
Wait the preview doesn't have dual sim support. Screwed it for my L730
Wait what??...
The second sim wont function? Is this what you mean?
Outlook looks great. Calendar even better. + new Music app. I think they'll clean up with Windows 10
Outlook looks good, but I'm a bit worried that they are going to remove the ability to have multiple icons for email. Can anyone that has a device that is compatible with the preview confirm if you can still have different inbox icons for each account?
Nothing that wasn't covered during the Windows 10 event earlier.
This was more to do with how things are integrated seamlessly across all devices rather than things exclusive to a phone.
Either way, very excited! Roll out support for x20 devices already! :D
Cool
So how is he using a 1520 in the video when we can't get it on our 1520's? Almost feels like a slap in the face although I'm sure they have a good reason for it. Hopefully the wait won't be too long.
Maybe the public version of the latest build for the 1520 is not completed.
Also all those mid and low end devices make up the bulk of devices that's in the wild. It make sense to release those bits first.
He doesn't need to be able to update OTA like we do. They probably flashed it through a JTAG connector on the motherboard.
What I really want is to know how does the hamburger button work
You press it then Ronald McDonald appears and steals your car.
this cracked me up :D
Don't tell Fahmi that, he'll probably believe you.
Nothing on the new settings app
I think I'll buy the first Windows 10 based phone. Office used Hamburger as well as the Windows Phone style bottom menu. So hamburger was to contain the host of options apart from quick access from bottom. It great.
Release for lumia 1320. I beg u ....
Actually a nice video, and a good review
no 1320 =((
Does the w10 for phones has USB OTG?
^ this
Why is Joe doing the video with a 1520? And is that a white 1520 in the article picture? I don't understand why they would have us play all these games only to tell us sorry. We knew all along that only low end phones who aren't die hard fans and haven't been following us on twitter because they aren't die hard phones, are the only ones who can download this... Yet they wait until they launch until they tell us? My hopes went to very very happy to extremely upset.
Hmm, so a few app updates and tweaks to the UI and the bump up the OS version?
Wooov.... Lot more cool features.
Looks exciting. This is going to be great!
So Joe gets this on a Lumia 1520, but the rest of us don't? I figured a 1520.3 an unlocked, unbranded phone would get Denim already, and now this, kind of a shame that someone who evangelizes the hell out of the operating system can't even use the features needed to sell it to some people.
Seriously, stop crying
You seriously just need to die. Get hit by a car, heroin OD, head cut off by ISIS, whatever. Just get the fuck out of here with all your bullshit little smart-ass comments.
Go play in traffic little boy.
I really hope outlook calendar is merged with the WP calendar we have now. Outlook calendar is GORGEOUS
Why video.....why not preview????
Need it on my HTC One M8
It's the same that he shows on 21 event... This is the FAMOUS video???
No, it's new.
This is a new video .posted few hours ago. But everything shown were same as 21st jan event
This is what i mean, i think he will show the settings, onedrive, the alarms, cortana... But nothing, only office and a very ugly start screen, mail App and a few things more
to add insult to injury he is showing it off with a 1520...
Their resoning for not using high-end phones:
You are tellimg me they didn't have this info a couple weeks ago so they could temper expectations? MS misplayed this so badly.
Been waiting to hear about that, they did say several months ago that they will be making a new update process, one where you wont have to restart anymore after installing updates.
I have 4 Lumia phones, none are on the list :D that made my day.
Only three here... Cr*p! :-D
2 1520's for MS work. a 1020 for photos and a 620, that was my first Lumia. But I can wait.
So, is ATT to blame for the lack of the 1520 in the US?
Damn my gf will be showing Windows 10 preview in her Lumia 635 and I will sit like jerk holding a damn Lumia 1520.sucks
Hahahahhahahaha he's got a video showing a 1520 with w10... Fuckin' Microsoft
His hair pisses me off
It's a toupe, right?
Hahahaha
So does the video shot of constantly cutting off the top of his head. Seriously. That bothers me so much. And every shot has it so it was obviously intentional.
Lol talk about deja vu, have mountains playing again - last minute of the song when the notification came through.. hahaha
Ironic that the video shows a 1520, but no luck for us 1520 users. :-(
Was waiting for it..
Funny he is using a 1520 yet its not supported yet haha
I'm waiting to see what others said about Windows 10 (for phones) no rush for the moment. I'm more interested in the new features and performance.
LOL no one cares cause like only 10 people can get it with that limited list of phones. REALLY bad PR to hype then underdeliver.
I would not say its bad PR at for developers. They are used to waiting for things. The preview was not really tailored to be advertised to consumers.
No, it was advertised for hardcore fans. All of whom sport high end phones. Which aren't supported. Even though Joe is using a 1520 to present it.... That awkward moment when thousands of facepalm slaps are heard from the MS headquarters.
I'm hardcore and have an 830.
Everyone who posts here is a hardcore fan, yet most people here have low end phones. Your theory is dumb.
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